Chalk gate at the open !!!!

So I have a unique problem. Most players switch their cue to the opposite hand and chalk with their playing hand. I play left handed. I eat left handed and I write and draw left handed. Almost everything else I do right handed. I throw a ball, bowl, bat, do just about everything right handed. So I chalk right handed. I always wondered why other people's hands don't get as chalked up messy as mine until I was watching someone who played right handed set their cue in the opposite hand and chalk with their right hand. I thought that was so weird.

Then I realized I was the odd duck, but it makes for a messy hand and table, it's unavoidable. It's also why I never needed a glove, I was constantly chalking my fingers.
I chalk with my bridge hand too. I throw and shoot pool right handed but do most other things left handed.

New Becue Custom

I have been playing with Becues for about a year now. I like their super solid hit and consistency from cue to cue. A couple of months ago, I saw their new Drip action-painted cue and really liked it. I contacted them and asked if they could make some changes I requested. The great staff at Becue agreed to do a custom build and the result is really something. Every part of the cue tells a different story. This is a one-of-a-kind cue.

-dj

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Team USA and the future of the Mosconi

Y'all remember when Greg Hogue was one hill-hill win against one of the 2nd tier pros in Europe (like Fortunski or Loukatis or something?) from making the Mosconi cup?

The culture in this country isn't really conducive to developing elite pool players. To get to that level requires an immense amount of time, effort, focus, and patience. There's a cost element to it as well but IMO it's far less than the softer factors. Anybody willing to do that has far more lucrative and certain paths to go down.

Cue identification

Prior owner seems to have scratched the brand off. It appears to be four point inlay/decal, maple wood, joint 5/16x18, with a nylon wrap. Weighs 19.6oz. Anyone know what cue this is?

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